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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Epolito (ranked 3651 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Smif Thibodeaux (ranked 328 p4p, 321 weight class). Bruno Epolito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smif Thibodeaux's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Epolito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smif Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epolito.
Bruno Epolito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Epolito misses.
Epolito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Epolito.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Epolito takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Epolito lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Epolito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thibodeaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Epolito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Epolito is just out of range.
As Thibodeaux backs away, Epolito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Epolito tries to land a body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Epolito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Epolito doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux circles away.
Epolito fakes the leg kick and cracks Thibodeaux in the body.
Epolito misses with a series of wild punches.
Epolito lands a two punch combo.
Epolito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epolito misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Epolito digs a good body shot into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Epolito is able to avoid easily.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Epolito.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Epolito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Epolito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Epolito lands with a kick to the temple. Thibodeaux shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Epolito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Epolito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito fails with a takedown attempt.
Epolito jabs Thibodeaux right on the nose. Thibodeaux blinks but takes it well.
Epolito delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Epolito. Thibodeaux shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epolito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smif Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Epolito throws a body kick.
Epolito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Epolito digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Epolito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Epolito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Epolito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Epolito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epolito.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick from Epolito lands but Thibodeaux takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epolito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Epolito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thibodeaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Epolito scores with a head kick.
Thibodeaux lands an overhand right.
Epolito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Epolito.
A lazy body kick from Epolito
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Epolito.
Thibodeaux thinks about the counter body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Epolito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Epolito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thibodeaux's sensitive parts.
Epolito throws a body kick that misses.
Epolito lands a front kick.
Epolito misses with a hook to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but Epolito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Epolito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Epolito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thibodeaux momentarily.
Epolito scores with a nice head shot.
Epolito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
Epolito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Epolito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thibodeaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Epolito somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Epolito lands a nice shot that snaps Thibodeaux's head back.
Epolito connects with an inside leg kick.
Epolito connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Epolito's ribcage but misses.
Epolito closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux has Epolito pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epolito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thibodeaux's efforts to push away.
Epolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Epolito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Epolito misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Epolito has the dominant position.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Epolito has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Epolito away but Epolito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thibodeaux.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thibodeaux taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Epolito misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Epolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stalls.
Thibodeaux presses Epolito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epolito throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Epolito.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Epolito.
Thibodeaux counters with a body kick.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Epolito.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Epolito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Epolito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epolito lands the left hand.
Thibodeaux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Epolito rather than just go for the knockout.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Epolito's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Epolito dominated that second round.
That's time! Epolito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Epolito connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Epolito.
Thibodeaux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Epolito gets a clinch.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux has Epolito pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling the position.
Epolito misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Epolito has him pinned against the cage.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epolito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Epolito works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
Epolito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Epolito jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Epolito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Epolito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Epolito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Epolito wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Epolito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Epolito, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Epolito.
Epolito tries a head kick but it misses.
Epolito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Epolito lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epolito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Epolito moves into the clinch successfully.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thibodeaux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Epolito can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Epolito prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Epolito has double underhooks.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Bruno Epolito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Epolito misses with a punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling him.
Epolito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Epolito has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Epolito has him pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epolito can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Epolito lands an uppercut.
Bruno Epolito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling the position.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epolito has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Epolito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epolito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Epolito!
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energy
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